Supporting rack for collars



Sept. 16 1924. 1,509,069

A. O. JOHNSON SUPP ORTING RACKFOR COLLARS Filed Feb. 8. 1923 lm/enior:

Patented Sept. 16, 19242.

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ALVIN O. JOHNSON, Q5 CI-IIGAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE MEYERCORD COIN- I PANY, A GORPORATIQN OF ILLINOIS.

SUPPORTENG RACK FOR COLLARS.

Application filed February 8, 1923.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALVIN O. J OHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Supporting Racks for Collars, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this speci fication.

It is a simple matter to attach mens stilf collars to a suitable support, by means of a clip or other device which grips the collar at one point only; but, in the case of soft collars which are not self-supporting, it is necessary to provide means for holding them 2 extended when it is desired to display them in the positions which they are intended to assume when worn.

The object of the present invention is to produce a simple and novel supporting device for soft collars, whereby the latter may be displayed one at a time or in groups of any desired number, in an extended condition, namely, the condition assumed on the neck of a wearer.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter he pointed outwith particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and ofits objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a simple form of rack arranged in accordance with my invention, a portion of the rack being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on an enlarged scale through the rack; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The principal feature of my invention consists in an open ring-like part 1 having an angular length of less than sixty degrees, or having what might be termed a C shape. This member is adapted to be inserted between the inner portion or band of a collar and the folded-down outer portion; the break in the continuity of the member permitting the collar to be so adjusted that the Serial No. 61?,637.

supporting member will not be exposed at the front of the collar. In the arrangement shown, the member 1 is made out of a strip of thin sheet metal, but it may of. course be constructed in any other suitable way. Extending diametrically across the member 1 is a bar 2 so placed that the gap in the membar 1 is spaced apart equally from the two ends of the bar. The member 1 is preferably made of a depth less than the height of a low collar, so as to be completely concealed by the latter when acting as a support therefor; therefore the cross piece should lie out of the plane of the member 1 in order not to interfere with a collar situated on the latter. In the arrangement shown, the cross piece lies at some distance below the member 1 and is provided at ts ends with upwardly projecting arms 3 that are attached to the member 1. The cross bar is therefore in effect a U-shaped piece lying below the memher 1 and supporting the latter at the upper ends of its arms. hen the cross piece is mace out of a strip of sheet metal, as shown, a lip 4 may be partially severed from the same at the middle thereof, the lip being bent upwardly and being adapted to lie.

against and be secured to a suitable supporting standard 5.

by bending up the lip, so that when the dewoe is placed 'agalnst the standard and at- It will be seen that the standard 5 may lit into the notch 6 formed v tached thereto by means of a screw 7 or the i like, it is held firmly in place against vertical, lateral, rotary or tilting movements; Further security of attachment may be obtained by wardly, as indicated at 40, to form lugs adapted to fit into saw cuts 50 in the standard. I v Any desired number of these devices may be placed. on a single standard or on a rack containing. a plurality of standards, so that bending the ends of the lip rear- 7 i any desired number of collars may be dis played on a singlerack.

In the arrangement shown, there is a single standard projecting upwardly from a suitable base member 8 and carrying a series of supporting devices oneabove the other; the upper end of the standard being provided with a suitable medallion-like part 9 on which advertising may be placed. In

the drawing, only a part of the standard, contalning three of the devices, 1s shown,

the upper device being empty While the two lower devices are concealed by collars i1 and 12 supported thereon.

VwThilt-i I hare illustrated and described with parti ularity only a single preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come within the terms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting the ap pended claims.

I claim: 7

1. A supporting device in the "form of a fi-shaped member and a bar lying" below the plane of and extending across the middle of said member, said bar having at its ends rugwardly-projecting arms secured at their upper ends to said member.

2. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a standard, and a series of ("J-shaped members arranged one above the other and each surroiuiding the standard but spaced apart therefrom, each memher having a cross bar connected at its middie to said standard and having at its ends arms extending upwardly and listened to such. member,

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising a standard, a cross piece secured at its middle to the standard and having upWa-rdly-projeating arms at its ends, and a fi-shaped member surrounding said standard and connected to the upper ends of said arms.

in testimony whereof, I sign this specifiCfitiOl].

ALVIN O. JOHNSON. 

